Football Previews
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Date: 18th April 2018
Kick-off time – 20:30 GMT
Real Madrid should understandably field a weakened team for this game as they have already lost the La Liga title to Barcelona and Zinedine Zidane can now focus on winning the Champions League.
Their next European commitment is scheduled for next week against Bayern Munich.
Zidane rotated heavily in their last match against Malaga and they still came out 2-1 winners.
That win means they are now 15 points above fifth-placed Real Betis and that takes them to just one win away from sealing Champions League qualification for next season.
Bilbao saw the gap between them and the relegation zone cut to 13 points after their shock home loss to relegation threatened Deportivo La Coruna in their last match.
They remain 13th in the league table with 39 points which should be enough to keep them in the league ahead of next season.
They have just 3 wins from their last 14 league games.
This game is usually a very interesting affair with goals from both ends of the pitch, however, their first meeting at the San Mames this season ended in a goalless draw.
The four games prior to that have ended in wins for Real Madrid with over 2.5 goals scored.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Real Madrid
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Real Madrid |  |
1-1 |  |
Atletico Madrid | 8 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Juventus |  |
0-3 | |
Real Madrid | 3 Apr, 2018 | Champions League |
| W | Las Palmas |  |
0-3 | |
Real Madrid | 31 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Real Madrid | |
6-3 |  |
Girona | 18 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Eibar |  |
1-2 | |
Real Madrid | 10 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
Athletic Bilbao
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Athletic Bilbao |  |
1-1 |  |
Celta Vigo | 31 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Barcelona |  |
2-0 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 18 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Athletic Bilbao | |
1-2 |  |
Marseille | 15 Mar, 2018 | Europa League |
| W | Athletic Bilbao | |
2-0 |  |
Leganes | 11 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Marseille | |
3-1 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 8 Mar, 2018 | Europa League |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | |
0-0 | |
Real Madrid | 2 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Athletic Bilbao | |
1-2 | |
Real Madrid | 18 Mar, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Real Madrid | |
2-1 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 23 Oct, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Real Madrid | |
4-2 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 13 Feb, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Athletic Bilbao | |
1-2 | |
Real Madrid | 23 Sep, 2015 | Spanish Primera División |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| January 3, 2025 | ||
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| January 10, 2025 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |
| January 11, 2025 | ||
| Alaves | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Valladolid | 16:15 | Real Betis |
| Espanyol | 18:30 | Leganes |
| Sevilla | 21:00 | Valencia |
| January 12, 2025 | ||
| Las Palmas | 14:00 | Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Osasuna |
| January 13, 2025 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Villarreal |
| January 17, 2025 | ||
| Espanyol | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| January 18, 2025 | ||
| Osasuna | 14:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 16:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Celta Vigo | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Getafe | 21:00 | Barcelona |
| January 19, 2025 | ||
| Real Betis | 14:00 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Las Palmas |
| Valencia | 18:30 | Real Sociedad |
| Girona | 21:00 | Sevilla |
| January 20, 2025 | ||
| Villarreal | 21:00 | Mallorca |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 30 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Leganes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
Spanish Primera Results
| December 22, 2024 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Las Palmas | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
| Leganes | 2 - 5 | Villarreal |
| Real Madrid | 4 - 2 | Sevilla |
| Valencia | 2 - 2 | Alaves |
| December 21, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Osasuna | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Mallorca |
| December 20, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 3 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| December 18, 2024 | ||
| Espanyol | 1 - 1 | Valencia |
| Villarreal | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| December 15, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 0 - 1 | Leganes |
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| Villarreal | 1 - 2 | Real Betis |
| Alaves | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
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